# US 4,398,309 A · Roller supported sliding shower caddy

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- Number: US 4,398,309 A
- Document ID: US4398309A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/336,829
- Filed: 1982-01-04
- Granted: 1983-08-16
- Earliest claimed: 1982-01-04
- Inventors: Shelden M. Simons
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4398309A

## CPC

- A47K 3/281: {Accessories for showers or bathing douches, e.g. cleaning devices for walls or floors of showers (A47K3/30, A47K3/38, A47K3/40 take precedence)}
- A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES

## Abstract

A bathroom fixture such as a sliding shower caddy of a plastic material mounts to sliding doors of a shower enclosure by rubber suction cups and is supported by rollers which rest on the upper extruded aluminum support or channel guide which holds up the sliding shower doors. The fixture slides along the extrusion as the shower door to which it is attached is opened and closed to thus remove the hanging fixture from the entrance opening to facilitate entry to and exit from the shower stall or enclosed tub.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fixture useful for supporting toilet articles or the like for installation in a shower enclosure of the type including a sliding partition and an upper extrusion for supporting the partition, said fixture comprising:
an upper portion dimensioned to straddle said upper extrusion for sliding movement therealong;
one or more article trays supported by said upper portion; and,
means for securing said fixture to said slidable partition whereby said fixture is suspended form said upper extrusion and is slidable therealong responsive to movement of said partition.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The fixture of claim 1 further comprising roller means mounted to said upper portion of said fixture in axially transverse relationship to said upper extrusion for rolling displacement along said upper extrusion responsive to sliding movement of said partition.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1, 2)

The fixture of claim 1 or claim 2 wherein said means for securing comprise one or more suction cups.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1, 2)

The fixture of claim 1 or claim 2 wherein said upper portion comprises a pair of parallel vertical walls spaced for straddling said upper extrusion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The fixture of claim 4 wherein said roller means are disposed transversely between said parallel vertical walls.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The fixture of claim 5 wherein one of said vertical walls extends downwardly from said upper portion and has one or more article trays attached thereto.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The fixture of claim 6 wherein said article trays are stacked vertically along said one vertical wall.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The fixture of claim 6 wherein said means for securing are attached to the side of said one vertical wall which faces the other of said vertical walls.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The fixture of claim 8 wherein said means for securing comprise one or more suction cups.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The fixture of claim 8 wherein said means for securing comprise a pair of laterally spaced suction cups.

### Claim 11 (depends on 2)

The fixture of claim 2 wherein said roller means comprise two axially parallel rollers.

### Claim 12

A fixture useful for supporting toilet articles and the like for installation in a shower enclosure of the type including a sliding partition and an upper extrusion for supporting the partition, said fixture comprising:
an upper portion including a roller housing defined by a pair of spaced parallel vertical walls and a pair of transverse rib members to define an enclosure open at the bottom;
one or more article trays supported by one of said vertical walls;
one or more rollers disposed transversely within said roller housing between said vertical walls for rolling displacement along said upper extrusion;
one or more suction cups attached to said vertical wall on the side opposite said article trays for securing said fixture to said slidable shower partition whereby the weight of said fixture and articles placed on said trays is supported by said upper extrusion, said fixture being slidable along said extrusion responsive to movement of said sliding partition.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The fixture of claim 12 wherein said fixture comprises two parallel rollers within said roller housing.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12, 13)

The fixture of claim 12 or claim 13 wherein said fixture comprises two laterally spaced suction cups.

### Claim 15

A fixture useful for supporting toilet articles or the like for installation in a shower enclosure of the type including a sliding partition and an upper extrusion for supporting the partition, said fixture comprising:
an upper portion dependable from said upper extrusion for sliding movement therealong;
article support means attached to said upper portion; and,
means for securing said fixture to said slidable partition whereby said fixture is suspended from said upper extrusion and is slidable therealong responsive to movement of said partition.